Psychology (B.S.)
Admission Requirements
- The student must be enrolled in the B.A. program and be in good academic standing at the college before they can apply to the B.S. program.
- The student applying for the B.S. program must have received a minimum grade of B in the first course of the required sequence of B.S. courses for that concentration.
- For guidance in the application process, the potential B.S. applicant must meet with the faculty coordinator for the specialized B.S. concentration in which the student is interested.
- A psychology department faculty member must formally sponsor the student.
- The student must be able to complete a minimum of one academic year of supervised work with their sponsor in the B.S. program prior to graduation.
- Final acceptance into the B.S. program requires approval of the candidate by the psychology department.
Program Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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General Education 23 Requirements | ||
33 credit hours | 33 | |
Psychology Major Requirements (39-42 credit hours) | ||
Required Courses (18 credit hours) | ||
PSY 101 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
PSY 350 | STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH | 3 |
PSY 450 | RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS | 3 |
PSY 471 | HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
PSY 472 | SEMINAR ON PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
Note: PSY 350, PSY 450 and PSY 472 must be taken in sequence. A grade of C or higher is required in PSY 101 and PSY 350. The prerequisites for PSY 350 are at least sophomore status and completion of the General Education Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning requirement (only a MAT course at MAT 114 level or above). | ||
The prerequisite for all 300-level courses is PSY 101 with a grade of C or better, unless otherwise noted. | ||
Select one from the following: | 3 | |
INTERNSHIP (3-15) | ||
SPECIAL PROJECT (1-3) | ||
INDEPENDENT STUDY (3-12) | ||
Concentration Courses (21-24 credit hours) | ||
Students are required to complete one of the following concentrations. At least two courses for each concentration must be at the 400 level (excluding the courses listed in Required Courses). | 21-24 | |
Biological Psychology Concentration (24 credit hours) | ||
Select five of the following by advisement: | ||
LEARNING: THEORY AND RESEARCH | ||
SENSATION AND PERCEPTION | ||
COMPARATIVE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR | ||
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR | ||
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | ||
PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
INTRODUCTION TO NEUROPSYCHOLOGY | ||
Elective courses selected by advisement (9 credit hours) | ||
Clinical Psychology Concentration (24 credit hours) | ||
PERSONALITY: THEORY AND RESEARCH | ||
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 1 | ||
PSYCHOTHERAPY: THEORY, RESEARCH, AND PROCEDURES | ||
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS | ||
Elective courses selected by advisement (12 credit hours) | ||
Environmental Psychology Concentration (24 credit hours) | ||
ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY II | ||
Elective courses selected by advisement (18 credit hours) | ||
Industrial/Organization Psychology Concentration (24 credit hours) | ||
PSYCHOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE | ||
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | ||
PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
Elective courses selected by advisement (15 credit hours) | ||
Psychology of Aging Concentration (21 credit hours) | ||
ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING I | ||
LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING II | ||
Elective courses selected by advisement (12 credit hours) | ||
Psychology of Infancy Concentration (21 credit hours) | ||
LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
or PSY 356 | CHILD DEVELOPMENT | |
THE COMPETENT INFANT | ||
THE ATYPICAL INFANT | ||
Elective courses selected by advisement (12 credit hours) | ||
All College Electives | ||
Select 45-48 credit hours from the following: | 45-48 | |
Clinical Psychology (18-36 credit hours) | ||
Environmental Psychology (24-36 credit hours) | ||
Industrial/Organizational Psychology (18-36 credit hours) | ||
Psychology of Aging (21-39 credit hours) | ||
Psychology of Infancy (21-39 credit hours) | ||
Total Credit Hours | 120 |
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Prerequisite: PSY 101 Grade of C and 3 additional hours of psychology.
Students will:
- demonstrate an understanding of the major historical schools of thought and approaches in psychology.
- demonstrate mastery of APA technical report writing.
- be prepared for careers related to psychology or graduate studies.
- be able to select and critically evaluate existing literature in a given topic area of psychology.
- demonstrate the ability to generate a scientific hypothesis in a given area of psychology.
- demonstrate the rudimentary skills to design and implement research to test scientific hypotheses.
- be able to apply appropriate statistical techniques for a given research design.
- demonstrate the ability to apply valid conclusions based on topic area, hypothesis, review of literature, and study outcomes.